breaking news, large explosions a plume of smoke billowing from the scene. are americans among the attackers? we're there, live. and tv's big night and surprises galore at the emmy awards. why are they calling it a strange night in hollywood? carson daly, one of the big winners, brings us the highlight. and born today, we kick off our week-long series dedicated to the challenges facing parents. we're in four different delivery rooms in four different hospitals. will one of those moms have their baby live? today, monday, september 23rd, 2013.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie alongside tamron hall who is in for natalie this morning. we'll get to today's top story, the deadly mall attack in kenya where militants are still holding an unknown number of hostages in a two-day standoff that has already left at least 68 people dead. we go right to nbc's ron allen in nairobi with the lat est. good morning, ron. what can you tell us? >> good morning, savannah. we're behind security from the mall where you can see smoke billowing out of the building. the morning began with five or

six loud explosions and sustained gun fire that went on for some time, and also firefight firefights spilling out outside of the mall, and you can see the kenyan soldiers firing at places around the mall. unknown at this point is the fate of the hostages and the gunmen inside. and we believe as many as 10 to 12 gunmen and same number of hostages, but the kenyan government says they have it firmly under control, and clearly, trying to bring this confrontation to an end. >> reporter: a thick cloud of smoke billowed out of the besieged mall. the hfate of the hostages and te men holding them are unknown. kenyan officials said at least 10 to 15 armed gunmen and they said that most of the hostages have been freed except for ten. >> we are in full control of this situation, and we are

saying in no time that the fire will be futile. >> reporter: from the security perimeter more kenyan troops could be seen arriving at the mall, and some in armored personnel carriers and firefights broke out. as the smoke poured from the building, there was little indication that the firefighters were trying to get close enough to extinguish the blaze. these pictures are just released show the terrifying moment saturday that the mall was packed with families when the gunmen struck. >> it seems like anywhere you look, there'd be another body. >> reporter: tyler hicks raced to the scene. >> people were krig and screaming and running for their lives. >> reporter: among them elaine deng, a 26-year-old from san diego who was working as a guide in nairobi. this morning, she is one of five americans recovering from injuries sustained in the attack. the militant group al shabab

with links to al qaeda has claimed responsibility, and retaliation for kenyan troops going into somalia. and with links, the u.s. is investigating that at least five americans were among the attackers. the military began to stop the siege, and they hoped to end it by sunday, but clearly, that did not happen. we have just seen a heavy crane move into position down there heading toward the mall. we have also seen fire engines arriving as the flames and the smoke that are billowing out of the building seem to be easing a little bit, but it may not be a safe enough situation yet for the firefighters to get that close. now, there is conflicting information from both sides about the aftermath of all of this which is still very muddled and unclear. the government is claiming that most of the hostages have been freed, and the militants al shabab are claiming that many of the hostages and people around the world were killed.

again, the numbers are not firm at this point. this has been going on for some time, and about a half hour ago, there were more sustained barrages of gun fire going in that direction down on that side of the mall. the hostages who have been taken out, and the government insists most have been freed have been going out to the other side of the mall where they are screened and treated for injuries. we have also seen the ambulances coming up and down the road this morning, but that activity seems to have eased. at this point, there is a lull in the situation, but it is unclear whether it is over or not. the kenyan government wants to bring this thing to an end, but they are struggling to do that. >> let's turn to roger cressey who is a member of the national security council at the time of the 9/11 attacks and worked in somalia shortly before the blackhawk down incident, and now he is a terrorism analyst. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> we know there are hostages

and this group has killed 60 people over the weekend and anything that you have seen or heard over the weekend, roger, that makes you believe that they may be willing to release the hostages unharmed? >> highly unlikely, matt. the body count will certainly go up. al shabab came in for one reason and that is to kill. this is not a typical hostage situation where political demands are to be met. they want to get as much coverage of the atk the to demonstrate to the kenyan authorities aed on the the broader community that shabaab has a capable ability to inflict pain on the world. >> and welcome to 2013, because this group is tweeting over the weekend, and one thing they tweeted is that there are americans among to a attackers, and first off, roger, do you believe they managed to recruit and radicalize somalis or americans living in this country to help in the attack? >> since 2008, matt, they have tried to successfully recruit americans to go back to somalia

to fight in the civil war. al shabab is a product of the civil war, and the thing to keep in mind about somalia is that it is clan-based, and there elements of the somali community of the members of the united states who are susceptible to calls to ask the youth to come back to somalia and fight in the war. we don't know if al shabab's claims are accurate, but this is a concern for law enforcement and the intelligence community for years. >> when you talk about recruitment, an event like this over the weekend and i hate to put it this way, roger, but this has to make the recruitment easier among the fringe radicals. >> so for any part of the somali community that is susceptible to being radicalized or wanting to go back to somalia, this is going to give them great fodder and make it attractive, but there are other elements of the community who simply abhor what is going on, and they are working with the local law enfor enforcement to stop the

recruitment efforts from this community and it is a constant tug of war for at least six years. >> let me bring it back to the united states and other countries around the world, because it happened in a shopping mall and maze of exits and entrances and very hard to secure. there are thousands of those facilities here in the country, and do we now need to rethink security here at home at places like that? >> well, matt, we have talked for years about the vulnerability of soft targets like shopping malls, and it is something that the fbi and the department of homeland security has been focusing on for over a decade. we won't change our tactics and approach, but what al shabab has done is a highly coordinated attack by a relatively small amount of people can be lethal and deadly, and we don't have that type of threat inside of the united states, but you can guarantee that this and other organizations affiliated with the broader al qaeda movement are going to look at the al shabab's success in nairobi and try to duplicate it elsewhere. >> that is not good news. thank you, roger cressey.

>> meanwhile, the president travels to the u.n. to address topics like syria and iran, and sunday, his topic was gun control after the deadly shooting at washington last week. we have our nbc news editor chuck todd joining us. >> it is a familiar scene, the memorials for the folks of gun violence, and this one of the folks at the naval yard at washington, d.c. and there were also pleas from politicians to do something about gun violence. >> we cannot begin to comprehend your loss. >> reporter: for the president speaking at a memorial service f following a mass shooting has become a familiar scene. sunday was the 13th speech in nine months as consoler in chief. >> to aurora and newtown and now washington naval yard. if we want to be a country to go

to schools and walk the streets free from senseless violence with so many lives being stolen by a bullet from a gun, then we have to change. >> reporter: after failing to rally congress on a background check bill in the wake of sandy hook, the president once again pushed for action. >> if we can prevent even one tragedy like this, and save one life, and spare other families what these families are going through, surely we have an obligation to try. >> reporter: but getting congress the do something is not going to be easy. the nra has convinced many lawmakers that more gun laws won't stop the violence. >> no, the whole country, david, knows that the problem is that there are not enough good guys with guns. >> reporter: but there is a new lobby, the families of victims of gun violence vowing to become a political machine. >> it took six votes over seven years to get the initial brady law passed and sarah and jim brady didn't give up. those of us who are involved, and unfortunately our numbers are are growing, we are not

giving up. >> reporter: guys, the reality is that there is political paralysis when it comes to the gun issue, and the recall elections that took place in colorado a few weeks ago almost guarantees that politically, there is no motivation by those in congress to do anything right now. >> all right, chuck. thank you for joining us in new york. could be some new rules next time you fly. tamron hall is filling in for natalie. >> if you are a techie and you travel, the faa is expected to have new rules easing some rules on electronic devices. the rules have been in effect for some time, and as we reported in june, "the new york times" says that the faa is likely to allow e-books and listening to podcasts at lower altitudes, but the new rules still ban phone calls and sending or receiving e-mails or notifications using wi-fi.

today, the captain of the costa concordia is charged with manslaughter and ship wreck and abandoning the ship before everyone had evacuated. today in court he blamed the helmsman for the accident, and now that it is righted, he wanted to inspect the ship, himself. some mixed news at the gas pump, and according to bloomberg, the average price of gas has dropped six cents nationwide in the past two weeks to $3.52 a gallon, but the price is not down everywhere. the average in california is $3.97 up 16 cents from two weeks ago. and it was a scene out of the bad b-movie, you might say, sunday's game between the angels and the mariners was delayed twice when a swarm of bees took over the outfield, and take a look as you can see the tiny creatures. the players tried to dodge the ariel assault, and then play

resumed after they used fire extinguishers to rid the bees. you were going to make a joke? >> no, a baby born today. >> on the series we are running about the challenges facing parents all week. >> this is a live birth and a baby being born at the university of texas hospital in houston, and the mom and dad are there and so is janet shanlian. >> we are at the university of texas hospital in houston, and i'm with emily who has had her second baby, a little girl, haley, who is born in the last minute. hello, emily, how are you doing? look at the camera and tell us? >> fine. >> and they are cutting the cord as you can see, and everything has gone smoothly here. she is doing well. hugs to dad. how are you doing? >> fine, fine. >> all right. and guess what, guys?

we have 15 other women at this hospital in labor and delivery, so it is going to be and a action-packed morning, but we are welcoming haley to the world, and we have something special for her. and here it is, the first one si in honor hoff the "born today." >> janet, thank you. >> first of all, welcome, haley. who is cooler than emily? can you believe that? you have just given birth to the baby and the cameras are there for the entire country and you turn and say, "hi." >> hi, how is it going? and 15 other moms in labor this morning, and we may see births throughout the show today which means i'm going to be crying every five minutes or so. >> and look at that, and you can say it is a cliche, but no more profound change in a person's life than when they have a baby whether it is the mother or the father, and so it is an incredible moment, and again, it is all part of the "born today" series, and we are talking about today what is it like to be raising children into today's

world and the new ad vances in technology in terms of having a baby and for couples struggling with fertilities and the fl philosophies of raising children as well. >> and what it costs to have a baby these days, but that moment right there is priceless. >> you guys are so smooth and calm. that is why you are the best. >> my heart is racing. >> i think that i'm more nervous than haley. >> matt lauer said to you on national tv, and what about emily turning to the cameras on national tv and saying, "hi." >> congratulations, emily. and we will go the al roker who has been in the delivery room a couple of times himself. he is on the road in colorado dealing with the communities so affected by the flooding. al, good morning. >> yes, those folks could use a smile today, and that will certainly put it on everybody's face, and i remember my life changing profodly for the better seeing those kids and my oldest when she was adopted, i remember that as well as a major, major moment.

and the rain has stopped. you can look at the radar, and it is moving away. vice president joe biden and dr. jill biden and fema administrator craig fugate and colorado governor hickenlooper is going to be here as well. you can see the rain bringing cooler weather into the area. and the california coast is fantastic, and l.a., with the sunshine and 77, and denver after the clouds move out and sunshine cooler with 76, and phoenix with a high of 96, and billings, 69. we will get to your forecast

7:17. good monday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. pretty good looking day shaping up for the first monday of fall. 72 degrees in san francisco, 81 in napa, and right around 79 degrees here in san jose. so not too warm out there, even livermore, we are expecting mid-80s. we have pretty substantial changes to get through for tuesday and wednesday, temperatures drop and temperatures are going to be cool all week. the good news is that the heavy rains shouldn't affect the flooding situation here. it is really, guys, more psychological.

back to you. >> thank you, al. we will check in with you a little bit later. meanwhile, we have had a live birth on the air, and last night carson daly gave birth to a emmy last night. >> yes, he did. a bouncing baby emmy. >> that was unbelievable and congratulations to haley and the baby, and the "today" show should get an emmy for the timing, because that was incredible. >> and there were a lot of happenings last night at the emmys as well. >> well sh, it was fun and a bi night and a lot of upsets and fun to be part of one and our cameras were there, so we filed this report. take a look. >> reporter: the 65th annual emmy awards was a big night for cable. >> "breaking bad". >> with "breaking bad" winning best drama series.

>> i did not see this coming. >> to all of my fellow nominees, tread lightly. >> reporter: despite the warning, bryan cranston did not take home the emmy for the best actor in a drama series. >> and the emmy goes to jeff daniels. >> didn't expect this. >> just one of the night's many upsets. >> no one in america is winning their emmy office pool. >> in a scandal of it's own, clare danes beat kerry washington. >> i'd like to thank our -- my family. >> reporter: julia louie dreyfuss a along with her co-star tony hale took home emmys for "veep." >> michael douglas. >> he picked up his first emmy for the portrayal of liberace. and while jim parsons and modern family walked away winners once again -- >> merritt weaver, "nurse jackie." >> it was merritt weaver's

30-second speech that stole the show. >> merritt weaver, best speech ever. >> across twitter the show was blasted for being to somber for several tributes to actors and producer including cory monteith and james gandolfini. >> the "voice." >> reporter: and bright spots like say, the reality show competition. >> that was absolutely unbelievable. it was a crazy moment, and you know that the great category, and "the amazing race" has historically won that category every year since they have had that category, and "top chef" won it one year, but what timing for the release of "the voice" tonight, and season five repremiers and a great night and we were shock ed. >> is it heavy, the emmy, carson? >> it is surprisingly heavy and i asked mark burnett the producer right backstage, can i

borrow it to give to my parents and he said, you are ogoing to get one, wait a minute, buddy. >> did they engrave it? >> yes, at the governor's ball, and i thought it was 1890, a guy engraving it, but they were predone, and i put it on, and i walk walked out. it was a special, special nice. >> congratulations, carson. >> awesome. >> thank you, guys, very much. i appreciate it. we will check back with cabazon later on. and how about this, oprah admit s that she came close to the breaking point last year, and we will tell you what sent her to the edge. and then, just how much does it cost to have a baby? the answer may surprise you, and find out as we begin the week-long series "born today" and we have started it with a boom. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

as we told you at the beginning of the show, we're live in delivery rooms in four cities across the country. in houston, another baby just born. come on boston, new york, cleveland.

you can do better. >> that baby is called taylor daniels just entering the world. this is pretty exciting. >> it is. >> well, coming up, not only a baby's world, but a woman's world. cher is here and she will perform on the plaza live for the first time ever. we can't wait for cher to make the big entrance. first we will have a check of the local news and weather. [ female announcer ] wouldn't it be nice if we focused less on the number

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the so slimming collection. only at chico's and chicos.com. good morning to you. 7:26. i'm marla tellez. a look at some of the stories, caltrain is running on schedule after a gas line broke at a construction site near the tracks in san bruno. a construction vehicle apparently hit the line. pg&e crews worked throughout the night to fix the leak. the 49ers aldon smith is on indefinite leave of absence as he deals with personal issues stemming from his arrest on friday for dui. 49ers ceo jed york telling reporters after yesterday's game smith will not play thursday against the rams. york says the decision to keep smith in yesterday's game was in the best interests of all parties involved. after smith apologized. >> first off i wanted to

apologize to the team, the organization, my family, everybody i let down. i also want to let it be known this is a problem and it's something that i will get fixed and i'll do everything in my power to make sure this never happens again. i also wanted to let everybody know that again i'm sorry. >> the 49ers lost to the colts. a crisp start to monday. let's check the forecast with birthday girl christina loren. >> thank you. good morning to you at home. it is crystal clear out there from the coast all the way through your inland valleys. that's a great way to kick off a monday, the first monday of fall. 50s out there, america's cup back on the water today and temperatures are going to be comfortable. winds could play a factor picking up as we head throughout the afternoon. highs in the city by the bay. 72 degrees. 79 in san jose. nice and comfortable. temperatures cooler tuesday into

wednesday. a check on your drive. here is mike. >> the clear view of north 101. not a big deal. you see the traffic moving, we'll show you the maps, the 101 stretch is smooth north of capital expressway approaching the area where we have the jam. that's the pattern the last week. 280 north and north 85 that's slow up toward saratoga. that's early for that to creep in. recovering south 880 out of oakland and hayward, back to you. >> we'll be back.

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t.j.maxx. he was literally born today. one of the many little miracles we are witnessing live this morning. actually, in a few minutes, we expect twins. we have four correspondences fanned out across the country in four different cities, but texas, you are leading the way this morning. >> am i the only one who just thinks that taylor daniel waved to everybody? come on. it is the clearest wave i have seen on a seven-minute-old baby. >> he is a bright little boy. 7:39 on this monday morning, and we have so much to smile about september 23rd, 2013. i'm savannah guthrie alongside

tamron hall who is in for natalie. >> and i'm matt lauer, and starting with the young pictures here sh, let's start with al ro. that is is the hat wearing age. and then let's go the baby savannah. >> what can i tell you? there is a story. my mom said she just fed me and didn't know what to do, because i cried all of the time. >> and that is baby matt. >> he actually came out wearing a suit. >> i was 13 there. yes. >> the same haircut. >> and little tamron and we won't leave you out. you are adorable. >> i don't know what to say about that. >> al, we hear you and we don't see you, but we know you are out there. and we want to tell people that the u.s. is the most expensive place to give birth in the world. what you need to know about that before you go into labor. >> all right. first, let's take a look at what is making news this morning, and the top story is standoff with

the al qaeda militants is enter ing the third day following saturday's deadly rampage at a nairobi, kenya, shopping mall. >> and the federal administration is expected to relax the safety recommendations for electronics for takeoffs and landings. and "breaking bad" and "modern family" were the winners of the awards last night. we will have more from the emmys. and coming up in less than an hour cher will take over the plaza. we have lots of cher fans lining up since the early hours to get a glimpse of the iconic performer. and nobody can forget the image of the jetliner landing in the hudson after hitting a flock of birds. we will look at what birds cause havoc to flights.

>> and we talk with kristen dahlgren here about oprah's latest revelation. >> some think that oprah is living the dreernllive ing the dream with fame, and money, and she is saying this morning that it is too much. >> reporter: she has everything, fame, and movies and magazines, but while filming "the butler" oprah believed she was having a breakdown. >> in the beginning it was speeding and numbness of going from one thing to the next thing and i will tell you that i thought, if i don't calm down, i'm going to be in serious trouble. >> repor>> reporter: the 59-yea first made the startling admission in "people" magazine and sat down with access hollywood's shawn robinson. >> of all of the people i have interviewed, she probably the most candid and most reflective.

you can ask her anything, and she is willing to be completely open with you about it. >> reporter: winfrey says it cameo a head after wrapping an emotional funeral scene from "the butler" and her cable company own was struggling and she had interviewed jason russell who had a public breakdown that found him running naked through san diego. >> so i'm trying to maintain my business at the network and also do the movie. i had 42 pages of voiceovers to do, and i remember closing my eyes in between each page, because looking at the page and the words at the same time was too much stimulation for my brain. i was not ready to go run naked this the streets, but i had reached a point where i had just could not take in any more stimulation. okay. that is what i meant by that. >> reporter: winfrey says a few weeks later doing an interview with pop star fergie, she realized it is time to slow down and regain control.

>> what she realized is that she, the big o, has her limitation limitations. >> so even oprah has her breaking point, and of course, she is no stranger to sharing private and personal struggles with the american public and no different, but expect a lot of people to be talking about this today. >> all right. kristen dahlgren, thank you very much. let's check in with the map's voice we are hearing this morning. al roker is in evans, colorado, covering the aftermath of the horrible flooding out there. al, good morning, again. hi, guys. here in evans, you can see the devastation just like all around colorado and new mexico, and hundreds of miles of roads and bridges damaged and homes destroyed, but they are putting it together. let e let's look at the temperature changes going on. it has chilled down quite a bit from yesterday. yesterday denver was 80, and 89

in scottsbluff, and casper at 78, and boom, look at the dropping temperatures of 11 degrees in denver and dropping down to 69. and temperatures will drop down into the 60s today into rapid city and on into bismarck and casper as well. the rest of the country, we expect to see the chilly conditions in the rockies, and the northeast as well in new england, and 50s and 60s there and 90s in southern texas, and interior southern california. good morning to you. 7:36. i'm meteorologist christina loren. let's show you beautiful shot here, san francisco. a clear start from the coast that goes for the inland valleys as well. just beautiful out there. a little chilly though. 50s right now, headed toward the 70s in the city by the bay. 78 in fremont and 79 degrees in san jose. the low clouds will return tonight. tomorrow we'll see a cooler day and even cooler with isolated showers on wednesday.

yes! >> one baby at a time, al. stay tuned right now. >> that is cleveland, a little boy being born as we speak. that is the new baby on the scene. >> and not to be outdone, houston is coming back t game h. we understand that there is a new baby in houston as well. again, this is all part of the "born today" as we look at births in this country during the year 2013 and what it means to parents in terms of what they can expect in raising the children. >> it is a miraculous moment, and we will be getting into all of the details as you see, a lye birth there in houston and we have brave moms who are willing to let the cameras come in and take a look, and let janet shanlsha shandlian stay in the room. >> we will have much more

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welcome back to "today." 7:42 and cher is here, and the real cher, not just the cutout. >> a lot of her fans are here, but we want to turn to the investigation of risk posed to commercial airplanes and all that ride in them by birds. it's a threat driven home by the miracle on the hudson river, a landing more than four years ago. tom costello is at reagan national airport this morning. tom, what can you tell us? >> good morning. this is a time of year when migrating birds can pose a serious risk to aircraft. the safety on the planes depends on the effort to get birds out of the way. >> reporter: rare video of a flock of birds flying straight into the engine of a passenger plane. bird strikes happen nearly every day in the nation's skies damaging planes and on very rare

occasions bringing a plane down. the canada geese strike that took out the engines of a us airways air tlt bus in 2009 was a big wake-up call since then, the number of bird strikes have soared. . atlanta reported 100 in 2012. up 45% in four years. 251 at chicago o'hare. 119 at l.a.x., 180 at jfk and 124 at san francisco. >> most airports are ignoring the problems and hoping nothing happens. >> reporter: bird strike control expert nick carter says that it is a matter of time before a single bird strike costs a lot of people their lives. the greatest risk, the fly zones on the east and west coast and the mississippi river. >> the size is right, the color is right. >> reporter: at the smithsonian natural history museum in washington, d.c., the museum

receives the remains of birds everyday. airports are anxious to identify the type of birds that are striking their planes. >> if you know what the birds are you know what to do to keep them away, you can really reduce the risk. >> reporter: at boston logan airport, they take the bird threat very seriously, sitting right on boston harbor, sea gulls, ducks, geese, owls and falcons are a constant threat. full time wildlife technicians use cannons, shotguns, noise makers, and grow the grass to just the right height to keep away both geese and rodents that attract them. >> when you look at the food and water cover on the airfield and try to eliminate them as best we can to deter species from being here. >> reporter: but not every airport is as proactive. the faa instructed them to immediately address a threat posed by gulls and ducks. they say it's instituted enhanced wildlife training for

airport inspectors nationwide that will provide better evaluation and oversight. but bird strike expert nick carter says that many more airport s ha airports have a lot more work to do. >> wildlife is wild for a very real reason. you have to adapt and change it to. and something that may work today or early in the morning may not work later on in the day. >> yeah, nick carter is a big fan of dogs on the airfield. the trouble is that the birds are acclimated to the noise of cannons and noise makers so they have to constantly adjust their tactics. back to you. >> thank you, tom costello. >> coming up, we'll look at the best of the best on the emmy red carpet last night. but first, these messages. carpet last night. but first, these messages. so ally bank really has no hidden fees on savings accounts? no hidden fees. it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things." ok, why's that? well uhhh...

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it is 7:56 now. good morning. i'm marla tellez. we know at least five americans were injured in the kenyan mall attack including a u krrk berkeley graduate. elaine dang seen here in this youtube video from her days at cal is one of the 175 people injured. yesterday she posted a picture of herself in the hospital. here it is with a bandage on her head and the caption proof that i am okay. 68 people have been killed in the attack. the trial begins for a former redwood city high school student accused of trying to rape one his teachers. police say david velasquez tried to rape one of his teachers at knife point in the parking garage at summit prep high school last year. he has pleaded not guilty. a cool start to your monday. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you, marla. part of the reason why it's so

cool out there, it's clear. we don't have the blanket of low clouds overhead. and temperatures are running nice and crisp. so you might want to pull out a sweater or jacket. it's brisk this morning. we're looking towards a warm finish. 85 inland, 79 bay side. at the coast 72 degrees. we do have significant changes to tell you about. temperatures drop off to the upper 70s tomorrow inland and then the low 70s with isolated showers on wednesday. let's check your drive. >> good morning. toward the incline of that bay bridge, the drive to treasure island reports after crash on the middle lane as you head up the bridge. we do see traffic moving but slowly moving, reports crews helping them out. i couldn't find with it the live camera. there is the slower drive. you really bog down around the racetrack there, west 80, and slow south of san leandro to fremont for south 880. a look at palo alto, back to you.

>> mike, thanks. we'll be back at 8:26.

it's 8:00 on today and coming up, more of born today. from home births to live births and plus the best and the brightest looks on the emmy red carpet. ♪ it's a woman's world >> and cher performs live on the plaza, today, monday, september 23rd, 2013. ♪ do you believe in life after love ♪ >> all i really want to do is to get a photo with you. >> cher's youngest fan. ♪ do you believe in life after love ♪ >> cher your lovelies are here

and waiting. >> i came all of the way from boston, massachusetts, just to see you, cher. i love you! >> lots of excited people here on the plaza on this monday morning waiting for a performance from the one and only cher about a half hour from now. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie. a big crowd out here and this is her first ever performance on morning television. she says she is not exactly a morning person, but it has not stopped savannah in the last year. but thanks to cher for joining us this morning. >> she said she would stay up all night. we will see if that is the strategy. and also, a couple more babies have been born on our air. twin boys born in houston. and the names are quite unusual. >> blake and brock that were born this morning.

>> yes, they are getting weighed. blake and brock, welcome to the wor world. in a survey on today.com, we asked the viewers what surprised you most about labor and delivery and 32% said how they felt about the baby as soon as they saw him or her and 23% said the pain. >> that's natural. no matter how much your friends and family warn you and tell you what it's going to be like in the delivery room, it doesn't live up to it's. it's extraordinary. and coming up we'll be live in the maternity wards or delivery rooms and take a surprising look at the cost and the challenges of raising a family these days and we'll do that in a couple of minutes. >> yeah. >> but first you spent a little time in the park over the weekend. >> i did for a cause near and dear to my heart. the national down syndrome society had it's annual buddy walk. it's one of buddy walks going on this month.

300,000 people will participate. my uncle had down syndrome and i walked with his spirit in my heart for sure. it was a great event. >> nice of you to do that. let's get a check of the top stories of the day. tamron is at the news desk. natalie is on assignment. good morning to you. >> good morning. new explosions and gunfire this morning at the shopping mall in kenya where a deadly terrorist siege entered it's third day now. nbc's ron allen is in nairobi with the very latest. ron, a tense morning there. good morning. >> tamron, a morning of explosions and gun fire here as the kenyan government tries to bring this hostage siege to an end now in the third day. there is a thick cloud of black smoke billowing out of the building of the mall back there that you can perhaps see in the distance. that started after several loud explosions were heard here and six or seven in sequence, and unclear what started the explosions the gunmen militants say they are al shabab and claiming responsibility for

this. to start the day, we believed that there were as many as ten people still being held by the gunmen with the same number of aga gunmen in the mall according to the kenyan authorities. we have been seeing more kenyan officials surrounding the mall, and there have been scenes of civilians and journalists taking cover as they were thought to be caught in the crossfire, so morning of explosions and gun fire. the government making the final assault of what they hope is the final assault to end this situation. tamr tamron? >> ron, thank you. president obama is traveling to new york where he will address the united nations on syria, iran and the middle east. sunday, he spoke at a memorial for the 12 men and women killed in last week's shooting at the washington navy yard. he warned that americans should not accept mass shootings as the

new normal, but the transformation has to come from the people themselves. boston commissioner ed davis is stepping down. he spent seven years in the post, and gained national attention during the marathon bombing incident, and critics say that davis could have done more to promote minorities to positions of authority. trucks are to be going over flooded areas for trucks to deliver deliveries, but he was struck speechless by the number of neighborhoods gone, and the smell of the rising floodwaters. and you see the world cup wind surfing finals off of the coast of denmark. and athletes scored points for riding and jumping the ferocious

waves. lucille brown won with the double-forward loop. pretty incredible there. it is 8:05 and time for the weather from al who is in evans, colorado. 3 f2 presentado por mass mutual. speaking with the law enforcement officials, this is not going to add to the flooding, but adds to the misery and the psychological kind of thing for the folks here. let's take a look at the pick city of the day, and we will go with the denver area, and the good news is that the rain will end and see some sunshine. cooler to dday with the temperatures in the upper 60s, but by the time we get into wednesday, the temperatures will warm up nicely, and satellite radar, you will see the rain through the gulf stationary front there and that will add another 3 to 5 inches along the west coast and central florida. it is going to be a mess there. rain in the pacific northwest,

and another nice day in northeast and new england, and we have heat making its way from central texas all of the way up into the upper midwest, and chicago, you have another nice day today. we look for a beautiful day along the west coast. 77 degrees i hey, good monday morning to you. the time is 8:07. it's the first monday of the new season and it feels like fall out there with plenty of 50s right now. we're headed towards a comfortable afternoon, plenty of 70s and 80s around the bay. around 80 in redwood city. 78 for fremont and 78 right here in san jose. livermore is going to be a little bit warm. that goes for the whole tri-valley region as well, up to the mid-80s later on this afternoon. the temperatures drop off for tuesday into wednesday, expecting some isolated showers wednesday evening. guys, later on today, the vice president, his wife, craig fugate, the fema administrator and the governor will be touring this area. guys, back to you.

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there were a ton of references to people we lost. and they decided to run the in memoriam montage and they had 5d dissional five tributes pulled out of the show. there were references to jfk's death, and liberace tribute, and carrie underwood sang, and it was really, really sad. as neil patrick harris was hosting, there was a photo bomb moment when a guy seemingly caught in frame awkwardly sidestepped out, and people got a laugh out of that and twitter identified him adds paul greenberg, a writer on the show, and that is one funny part of the show. >> i like that. >> he said if i step to the side, nobody will see me. that is good. all right. car s carson, congratulations, again, and by the way, you can see the premier of "the voice" tonight

at 8:00, 7:00 central time on nbc. and also trending from "the new york times," what could be welcomed news for flyers, because we could be left to our own devices. the faa is expected to relax some restrictions on certain electronic devices on the plane, and move could happen as early as next year. so what would be allowed? tablets, previously downloaded podcasts and videos, but the ban is going to remain in place for phone calls, e. 345i8s, text messages and wi-fi use. and the goal is to have one policy in place for all airlines and all airplanes. >> i applaud that. so does alec baldwin. >> yes, exactly. >> right. >> and trending on youtube, this is about god. what am i talking about? well, this is how the priest explained his angry outburst. he was in the middle of officiating the ceremony when a couple of photographers got too

close for his company. >> you are too close for my comfort. will you please leave. >> where? >> anywhere but here. this is a solemn assembly, and not a photography session. please move orally stop. i will stop the ceremony if you do not get out of the way. this is not about photography, but about god. >> you see the couple staring at each other, and looking uncomfortable, but the priest said he did not want them to be distracted by the cameras, but the photographer said that he was just doing his job, but as a kid who went to catholic school, and nothing send s shivers like

being chastised by a priest.3 f2 tener un bebé en estos días. >> when he said i'll stop this ceremony right now reminds me of my mom saying i'll stop this car right now. >> he wrote a book about it actually. >> it's a little awkward for the couple i agree. >> that is what is trending today. coming up, red carpet fashion at the emmys and of course cher is here and will rock our plaza but first more from our series born today and a real reality check about what it actually costs to give birth these days. mara, a new mother herself, has that story. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. if you give birth in the u.s. today you're having a baby in the most expensive place in the world at the most expensive time ever. delivering moms are being charged sky high prices for every service supplied or provided to them and the baby including some that are unnecessary and in some cases the bills aren't just high but they're also full of mistakes. for many women these financial worries are creating a whole new kind of baby blues. >> reporter: a new baby is born in the u.s. every 8 seconds and for nearly 4 million families every year it's the best time of their lives. but it turns out those bundles of joy cost bundles of cash. over the last 15 years, the cost of the c-section has increased

70% from an average of $8,268 to $14,055. vaginal deliveries have practically doubled from $9,418 to -- from $4,918 to $9,294. so what does this all mean? it means that the u.s. has become the most expensive place in the world to give birth. why? mostly because of a billing system known as fee for service. >> every time you walk into the hospital, they look at everything that happens to you and say can i bill for that? if you get an aspirin, they're going to bill for that. if you get seen by a specialist, they're going to bill for that. >> the charges can be exorbitant. when i delivered my daughter i was charged $4,200 for one night in a shared room. that's the equivalent of almost a week's stay in a luxury hotel in new york city. and those bills aren't just high. in many cases, they're bloated. so bloated even a doctor pregnant with her own child

can't figure it out. dr. marjorie wayne delivered naturally 12 minutes after arriving at the hospital, and only stayed one night. >> got him out right away. >> before they could get my name and information to admit me to the hospital, he was born. >> reporter: she kept track of every service she received and was shocked when she got a bill for more than $6,000 full of mistakes. >> i had been charged for two hospital nights. each hospital night was charged to $2,241.60. i was charged with medications i didn't receive such as oxytocin. that was a $15 charge and $958 for his nursery stay. >> reporter: and he didn't spend one minute in the nursery? >> he didn't spend one minute in the nursery. >> prenatal vitamins, radiology, midwife bills, labs and hospital fees and after 15 months of negotiations for a corrected bill, her tally came to $9,442.41. and she paid $1,912 out of

pocket. while she tried to predict costs beforehand so her family could save for her entire pregnancy, even that proved impossible. >> not a single person could give me an estimate of what the cost would be. >> it's even more difficult for women uninsured. >> over $10,000. >> reporter: now mom gave birth to her third child three weeks ago. recently she became self-employed after starting a business with her husband. once pregnant, she realized she wouldn't be able to get insurance and would be responsible for all the costs of her pregnancy and delivery. >> they said, well, we're sorry but you have a pre-existing condition and we can't insure you and then i had a lot of anxiety. >> a difficulty we learned about firsthand after calling a number of hospitals across the country. >> i'm trying to get a price quote for a delivery in your hospital for someone who is uninsured. >> calling the same hospitals at different times yield different

prices and costs for the exact same service varied widely like c-sections from $6,000 to $28,000. >> there is no logical reason why one is more expensive. it's because they can. they can charge more. nobody is asking questions. and so they do and they get away with it. >> so just what should expecting moms do? do your homework. unlike with other medical procedures with pregnancy you have nine months to plan. if you don't have insurance find out if you qualify for medicaid or any other financial assistance programs including one through the hospital, itself, and if you do have insurance take a close look at the plan to know exactly what it covers and go over all of the bills as closely as you can to make sure they are accurate, because as we saw in the piece, sometimes they are not. >> good advice from a new mom herself. thank you so much. >> all right. we want to get back to the live births we have been telling you about and showing you all morning. we have four correspondences standing by all across the country.

let's go to stephanie gosk, a new mom. she's in cleveland. hey, steph, good morning. >> good morning. we're introducing you. he is 21 inches long and a cool 8 pounds and his parents, ashley and daniel, were very nice to allow us in their room, and we were here for the very first moment of life. it is very special. this hospital here delivers a baby on average once every couple of hours and doctors tell us that just down the hall, there's another momma getting ready to have another baby. back to you. >> a lot of excitement. thank you so much. let's get to nbc's chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman who is at new york's presbyterian hospital. good morning. >> i would like to introduce you to frank a new baby.

this has been an amazing evening. mom came in last night and shortly before midnight, she gave birth to the baby, and as you can see, frankie is right there with her. uncomplicated delivery, and doesn't she look amazing? she is looking like she is ready for a night out on the town. simply beautiful, and the gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous baby. 6 pounds and 14 ounces. >> please, tell her congratulations, nancy. thank you so much. >> you bet i will. thank you, matt. and meantime, eric a hill i in brigham and women's hospital in boston. >> brigham and women's is the largest birthing scenter, and right now we are waiting with tammy and dewayne for the arrival of the next baby here, a baby girl on the way, and mom is working through it, but she is an old pro here. she is not only an e.r. doc, but they have three boys at home and the oldest is going to turn 5 friday and what a gift with the new sister. it has been an exciting night. at least nine babies born since

we got here, and it is a special place to be. >> erica in boston, thank you so much. i'm so impressed with the parents who are letting the cameras in here. and now over to janet shanlian in houston. >> we have 13 women in labor and delivery, and meet blake and brock janson, and they were born about ten minutes ago. they are doing great. this is a very busy hospital, and they have 10,000 births last year, and i need to know what happened nine months ago today, because it is crazy here this morning. we are in an operating room, and they are busy and we will be updating the births here throughout the morning. >> thank you, janet. >> of course f there is any action at the maternity wards, we will head back to it live. but now back to the emmy awards handed out last night. the winners are on the red carpet and just as important as the people who got the awards

themselves. this is chloe who is the social editor for "vogue" magazine. how are you? >> great. >> what were your overall impressions of the looks last night? is. >> well, what is nice about the emmys now is that people are taking the tv more seriously in a way, and people are excited about the dramas like "homeland" and "madmen" and "breaking bad" and more emphasis on the fashion of the emmys and used to be the oscars with the super role, but the emmys are inching up there. >> if i have told savannah once, it is a million times i have told her that it is all about the nude pastels. your take? >> well, it is refreshing away from the bright red mermaid silhouette that you see on the emmys and this is claire danes who won for best actress looked beautiful in the armani couture dress and subtle embellishment and the same for january jones

who had a custom dress. >> is you mentioned the red dress with the mermaid silhouette, but red was a big color. and sophia vagara, wow! >> yes, there is heidi klum by the way. >> yes, they had fun with it. and sophia, and sometimes a dress wears a person, but she wore this dress. she had so much fun and brought 20 colombian family members and she kept saying i have 20 colombians and my underwear is k-mart and you won't see it unless my dress tears. it is all about her dress. >> and chloe, it says that the blue is new red this year. did you say that? >> well, i don't know if i used the exact terms. >> we thought that orange was the new blue, but never mind that. what did you see in blue that you liked? >> well, a lot of pretty tonal

varieties of blue. the deschanel sisters wore blue, and there was a beautiful oscar dela ren ta blue dress, and allison williams and tina fey wore cobalt blue dresses, and tina's designer is amazing who does fantastic silhouettes, and the same with allison in the classic elegant ralph lauren dress. >> and lee na dunham was wearin prada? >> yes, a prada print and it looked great. and she seemed to be enjoying herself. and the girl on "mad men" who is adorable, and it is rare that someone who is 14 dresses their age, and she looked fun and lively. and the tea length por trade on her and the young designer dell

portso was great. >> and we don't have time for the guys. >> nobody cares. >> right. good monday morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. the recent rain has brought new concerns for firefighters battling the rim fire near yosemite. erosion. the weekend rain and snow helped cool hot spots, but it also forced firefighters to evacuate some areas because of rock and mud slides. the challenge now is to prevent even more damage in the area this winter. the rim fire has burned more than 400 square miles. fire currently 84% contained. it is not expected to be fully contained until a week from tomorrow. time to check that morning commute with mike. how's it looking? >> a quick shout-out before we hit the maps. there is a crash, or police activity, north 101 and marin county. off and back on to the roadway. i don't see a lot of slowing, but know it's there, again,

north, as you head away from the golden gate bridge. from palo alto southbound, we're looking at a little slowing that's remains, but the earlier crash at embarcadero looks like it has cleared. things bogging down a lot here. and on our sensors, we see some red down through the area. slow across that 92, the san mateo bridge from the east bay, where south 880 bogs down. and there's your san jose commute. look at that 680 to north, drags all the way up into cupertino, and 85 also very slow this morning, laura, back to you? >> thank you very much. 8:27 right now. another local news update coming up in half an hour. see you then. [ woman ] my family already thinks pillsbury grands are amazing...

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it is the 23rd of september, 2013 and what is the commotion on rockefeller plaza, you ask? well, one word. cher. she certainly does know how to make an entrance. yes, that is cher riding on a motorcycle about to enter our plaza and give a concert. something she has never done before on rockefeller plaza. we're so excited.

>> it's so appropriate obviously coming to the today show the way savannah comes to the "today" show every morning. >> and in that outfit, too. >> exactly right. cher has never done a concert like this before. she doesn't love the morning. she likes police officers, but not the morning. so her fans have been lining up for more than a day. i had one woman a second ago tell me she flew here from belgium to see this. >> people have been tweeting me for more than a month, saying we're coming from overseas and coming from around the country, and now the moment is finally here. wait until this crowd realizes who is walking down to come in and give them the concert they have all been waiting for. >> well, she is about to address a great concert from her. we did a survey what's your

favorite cher song and 32% of our viewers said "believe." she is going to sing that in just a bit. >> we'll also get back to born "today." the special series we're running all week long here on the "today" show. we had live births on the program this morning. we're also holding a diaper drive for families in need. if you come to the plaza this week, please bring something like that. we'd like to pass them out to wonderful families. >> before we get to cher and the rest coming up this half hour, let's get to al roker in colorado. he is out there, covering the floods there. good morning, again. >> thank you very much. we see wet weather moving out of the rockies. that's good news. showers and thunderstorms, it's not moving. rain in the pacific. tomorrow we've got more rain in the gulf. that rain is spreading up into the mid mississippi river valley. we look for a wider spread area, interior sections of the pacific northwest will be on the wet side. nice day in the northeast. new england. temperatures start to moderate. warmer temperatures now making their way into the midwest.

another spectacular day along the california coast with temperatures, again, getting up into the 70s and low 80s. look for cooler than usual conditions in the pacific northwest with all that rain making its way on in. 8:33. good monday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christine loren. we've got a really nice day shaping up. our air quality could not be better thanks to the recent rain that came through and look at all the sunshine. this is the view for much of the bay area right now, just a little bit of patchy fog in places like half moon bay. otherwise, we are talking about a dpoernlgorgeous, sunny start day. 72 degrees as a result of all that sunshine coming in early. 79 in san jose. comfortable conditions here, and we drop off tuesday into wednesday. weather. any time you need it, go to the washington and uncle willie.

>> if you want to have a good time, stay with us on the birthday party, because we have more fun than twitter, facebook, all of them put together. take a look if you will, please. this is amanda jackson from buffalo, new york, which is coming back strong and healthy. 100 years old today. we wish her a happy birthday. she was a model back in her younger days, and i bet she still could walk down that runway and have them all looking at her. john dahlstrom. he is from wenatchee, washington state. 100 years old today. he reads a newspaper every day. doesn't use glasses. henrietta shaw. what a lovely lady. the pride and joy of punta gorda, florida. 108 years old today. watches the "today" show every single day. even the weekend "today" show. she is addicted to our show.

we love her. hugh mcwhorter. he is from dallas, texas. 100 years old today. ♪ she walked across my heart remember that song? loves bluegrass music. does tbs still have that bluegrass show? it was a good show. anna kushner, mercerville, new jersey. 105 years old. beautiful lady. loves almonds. she has other things in life, but almonds turn her on. good for you. very healthy. especially for older people. and greensburg, pa, is a very nice town. not too far from pittsburgh. and 101. we say happy birthday to you, charles fait. that's all. there's nothing left. that's the last one. sorry. i'll see you tomorrow, next day. >> all right.

willard, thank you very much. three-time emmy award winner james spader stars as an ex-government agent who is now on the fbi's most wanted list in the new nbc drama "the black list." red is mysteriously surrendering himself at fbi headquarters. take a look. >> good afternoon. i'm here to see assistant director harold cooper. >> do you have an appointment? >> i do not. tell him it's raymond reddington. [ sirens ] entrance. no question about it. james spader, good to see you. good morning. >> great to see you, matt. >> can i read something off the bat? james spader at the center of it, with a dazzling performance that should make viewers want to

come back every week for more. granted, that's what the nbc people wrote about you. >> yeah. >> but that's nice. i mean, it puts you right in the middle of it. >> yeah. >> your anticipation at this stage? you work on a project like this for months and months, what are your thoughts? >> you wish you were a dark horse when expectations are that high. it makes everyone more nervous and apprehensive. we're right in the middle of it. we're on episode five, and the hours are crazy, you know. one day will be all day and the next day will be all night. so, i mean, i was on the phone with the writers last night until 12:30 and working on the next episode until dawn. >> is that normal for you? are you usually that involved in a project? >> yeah, you try to be. but mainly just to sort of --

especially with this project, where the story line is very detail oriented and takes many turns and the track that -- and to just have a sense of it myself just because, you know -- you don't know everything on a series. that's one of the great things about doing a tv series. >> it's hard to do an interview on the morning the show debuts, because we don't want to give anything away. but can you give me a hint as to why this man, on the most wanted list, would just walk in and turn himself in? >> that remains to be seen to a great degree. the show stands alone from week to week, as you sort of have the autonomy of stories, but at the same token there's a much larger plan afoot. and i know some of it, but i don't know all of it and i don't really care to. >> yeah, maybe it's best that way. >> it's one of the things that makes it exciting to work on a show, because it puts you in the same seat as a viewer. you're surprised every week as

they are as the scripts come out and it makes it incredibly compelling, and you can't really know the whole until you have a sense of the life span of the show. >> everything i read, rave reviews but everything also says wonderful things as they should about you. >> thank you. >> always good to see you. come back and see us soon. >> all right. >> the blacklist premieres tonight 10:00, 9:00 central time after "the voice." and james will be back in a little bit with kathie lee and hoda. >> we're a couple of minutes aw ♪ nice car. sure is.

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and i was thinking she does this all the time? what kind of a social life do you have? >> i have no social life. >> okay. >> cher always gets right to it. >> she just got engaged. she doesn't need a social life right now. >> what does he do? >> he's a consultant. but we want to talk about you. your 26th album. do you like the sound of that. >> no. i would have had no idea. i have no idea. >> meanwhile, i'm listening to your voice. you had us nervous because you were tweeting you had laryngitis. >> you don't know my talking voice very well. >> but you tweeted something that cracked me up. you tweeted this my voice is like jumping out of a plane in a parachute your mom packed, you just pray it opens. >> this morning i think it's going to open. >> i hope so. it opened for rehearsal but i have no idea. i'll do my best. it doesn't make any difference. >> how do you feel about this album? i'll say there's critical buzz and people are saying it maybe

your best. do you feel that way about it? >> yeah. and we talked about this before. and everybody knows it. i'm not a huge cher fan but having said that, i think it's good. >> all right. i want to read you something, described recently by usa today, singer, actress, director, writer, activist, philanthrop t philanthropist, passion daredevil, diva. is there one of those you would like to put on your business card. >> all of the above. >> yeah? you like them all. >> we can't let you go before mentioning you have huge news to share with us this morning. >> i do? >> yes. >> what is it. >> you're going on tour. >> oh. oh, that old chestnut. >> are you excited to get back out on the road? >> well, i don't know. the road is horrible but the concerts are great but the road is a very -- i understand why guys in bands tear up hotel

rooms. it's a very kind of -- it's a very lonely place. the only time you have fun is at the concerts. >> well, she is going to be touring the country on police motorcycles which is great. >> but enough about saturday night. >> yeah, exactly. >> you're going to perform in a second. we'll have that for all the people that have been waiting but first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> here she is, a woman that needs no introduction. ladies and gentlemen, cher. [ music playing ] ♪ i'm dancing solo in the dark on the club floor ♪ ♪ i need to let it go

♪ shake it off stop thinking about you ♪ ♪ i lose myself in the beet of the drum ♪ ♪ trying try-trying to forget what you done done ♪ ♪ but honey this is a battle that you haven't won ♪ ♪ torn up, busted, taken apart ♪ i've been broken down ♪ left with a broken heart ♪ but i'm stronger ♪ strong enough to rise above ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ tell the truth ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ tell the truth ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ and i'm stronger, strong enough to rise above ♪ ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ love hurts your lies they cut me ♪ ♪ but now your words don't mean

a thing ♪ ♪ i don't give a damn if you ever love me ♪ ♪ cause it don't matter i'm moving on ♪ ♪ going to lose myself in the beat of the drum ♪ ♪ honey this is a battle that you haven't won ♪ ♪ torn up, busted, taken apart ♪ i've been broken down ♪ left with a broken heart ♪ but i'm stronger ♪ strong enough to rise above ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ tell the truth ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ tell the truth ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ and i'm stronger ♪ strong enough to rise above ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ tell the truth ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ tell the truth ♪ this is a woman's world and i'm stronger, strong enough to rise above ♪ ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ this is a woman's world

♪ this is a woman's world ♪ everybody in the club stand up come together now ♪ ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ all the women in the world stand up, come together now ♪ ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ everybody in the club stand up come together now ♪ ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ tell the truth ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ tell the truth ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ and i'm stronger, strong enough to rise above ♪ ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ tell the truth ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ tell the truth ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ and i'm stronger, strong enough to rise above ♪ ♪ this is a woman's world ♪ this is a woman's world

[ applause ] >> cher is just getting started. we'll have much more music in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

all right. we're back here with the toyota concert series. her new album is called closer

to the truth and she is back with another song from it. this one is called i hope you find it. ladies and gentlemen, once again, here's cher. [ music playing ] ♪ ♪ these clouds are going nowhere darling ♪ ♪ rain keeps coming down ♪ i just thought i'd try to call you ♪ ♪ before you got too far outta town ♪ ♪ and i hope that you get this message that i'm leaving for you ♪ ♪ cause i'd hate that you left

without hearing the words that i needed you to ♪ ♪ and i hope you find it ♪ what you're looking for ♪ i hope it's everything you dreamed your life could be and so much more ♪ ♪ and i hope you're happy where ever you are ♪ ♪ i wanted you to know that and nothing's going to change that ♪ ♪ i hope you it ♪ am i supposed to hang around and wait forever? the last words that i said ♪ ♪ but that was nothing but a broken heart talking, darling ♪ ♪ you know it wasn't what i

meant ♪ ♪ call me up, let me know that you got this message that i'm leaving for you ♪ ♪ cause i'd hate if you left without hearing the words that i needed you to ♪ ♪ and i hope you find it ♪ what you're looking for ♪ i hope it's everything you dreamed your life could be and so much more ♪ ♪ and i hope you're happy whe wherever you are ♪ ♪ i wanted you to that and nothing's going to change that ♪ ♪ i hope you find it ♪ whatever it is i bet that you

are missing here ♪ ♪ well i hope you find it ♪ what you're looking for ♪ i hope it's everything you dreamed your life could be and so much more ♪ ♪ and i hope you're happy, where ever you are ♪ ♪ i wanted you to know that and nothing's going to change that ♪ ♪ i hope you find it ♪ i hope you find it >> we have more music straight

ahead from cher on a monday morning. but first, a look at these messages and your local news and weather. it is 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. that breaking news going on in the east bay. that is where a child was hit and killed in front of a middle school. this is a live look from our chopper in the unincorporated area of byron. it's in eastern conch contra county. the child was hit before 8:00 this morning on byron high school near excelsior middle

school. the child was on a bike at the time of that crash. we'll bring you more information as soon as it comes into our newsroom this morning. tragedy out there. we're going to have a look at weather, coming up, in just a little bit.

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on this monday morning, september 23rd, 2013. it is officially fall. i'm willie geist along with america's got talent judge, spice girl, our good friend mel b. how are you doing? >> i'm good. how are you doing? >> i'm great. natalie is on assignment and al is in evans, colorado covering the flood. we'll check in with him shortly. your travels within the last 48 hours? a show in london saturday. >> crazy. yes. >> then to l.a. >> then to l.a. >> just to see your kids. >> see my kids. >> and last night you fly back here to new york. >> and i landed at 5:00 this

morning. >> you just got here. >> yes, three hours of hair and make up. >> speaking of looking incredible, we were talk cher. she looks crazy good. the body the hair the face everything. she still has it. >> yeah. >> and she's singing live too. >> singing live. >> good for her. >> at this hour of the morning no less. >> speaking of singing live, mel b. has a new single. we'll show the video later. >> yes. came out last week. >> you weren't wearing a lot in that video. >> no i was but then i kind of took it off a little bit. bit by bit by bit. >> this is a tease. if you'd love to stay with us. >> it's too early. >> now, the emmys were last night in l.a. >> that's right. >> you're a huge fan of all the shows. you watched them all. >> yes. >> you saw them last night. very exciting for mel. hosted by neil patrick harris. show kicked off with a great moment featuring tina fey and amy pohler.

check it out. >> love tina fey. >> take your pants off. >> take your pants off. >> and twerk it. >> yeah. >> work that twerk. >> i come to award shows for the twerking. >> no. stop. >> twerk it. >> i'm not twerking. i'm not going to do that. that would be degrading. >> yeah. it might be degrading but we would be degrateful. >> they're so funny. >> now was neil a good host? >> he was a great host. there's a reason he gets these jobs every time. he sings, he's dances, he's funny. he's excellent. he's the model host. he's perfect. >> yeah. >> speeches at award shows can drag on and on. they have to play people off with the music. >> they have to thank everybody don't they? >> the manager and agent. we had an exception last night. merit weaver who won best supporting actress for nurse jackie had this to say. >> thank you so much. i got to go.

bye. >> i love it. >> and that was it. short and to the point. >> i think she felt herself i'm going to freeze up a little bit here. i'm just going to get off the stage. >> she was nervous. >> he recognized that and dealt with it the right way. >> and then left. she said i'm just going to get up and get out. >> should have thanked somebody, though. even if it was their dog. something or someone. >> just say mom. >> hey mom, that's it. >> i feel like that was great for her brand because i'm not sure a lot of the public knew merit weaver. she's great on that show but you're like i know her now. strong move. >> yes. >> now the liberace movie on hbo, we were talking about this where michael douglas played liberace and matt damon plays his boyfriend in the show. >> yes. >> michael douglas won outstanding tv actor for his portray of liberace and roped in mr. damon. >> the only reason i'm standing

here is because of you. so you really deserve half of this. so do you want the bottom or the top? >> come on. he had that ready. >> very cleverly said. is that a word? cleverly? >> do you have a speech in your mind if you get up on the stage? >> well, you kind of have to thank the people that you work with and your manager and agent. so yeah, a little bit but it's very nerve racking. it is. because you're off the cuff too. >> don't look at me. i've never won an award in my life. i have no idea. >> you should. >> for the work we're doing here this morning perhaps. >> yeah. >> there was a little bit of controversy over the cory monteith tribute. he of course of "glee" that passed away. he was upset his father wasn't chosen for a special tribute during the show. they quickly went through people that passed this year and did

five or six longer tributes. his career spanned more than five decades, odd couple, quincy, we died in december at age 90. they said they're celebrating this self-inflicted tragedy instead of celebrating the life of my father who won three emmy's, cory monteith never won an emmy. to a younger generation his portrayal of finn hudson on glee was highly admired. we felt he should be included. >> that's a touchy subject isn't it? >> it snchis. >> what do you think? >> i think they were spanning the generation. there's a big chunk of the american public younger that looked at cory monteith as a role model and this was devastating to them. it's hard if you can only pick five because there were huge names at the end. it's a hard one. >> yeah. >> but i hate to hear anyone and i understand the feelings like he said diminishing the death of

cory monteith by calling it self-inflicted. >> yes, he was ill. >> it's very difficult. so we're going to get more of your emmy expertise coming up a little later. >> meanwhile, oprah, new interview with "access hollywood." she sat down, believe it or not, even oprah has breakdowns. >> did she have a nervous breakdown or felt like she was having a nervous breakdown. >> she walked up to the line and felt one coming on while she was filming "the butler ". >> most women feel like they're having a nervous breakdown. i do that all the time. i say it but i'm not having one. >> when. >> when i get stressed or my husband annoys me. >> really? which is a lot. >> most can relate to that. >> let's listen to what oprah said. >> in the beginning it was just sort of speeding and a kind of numbness and going from one thing to the next thing to the next thing. i'll tell you when i realized

it. i thought if i don't calm down i'm going to be in serious trouble. so i'm trying to maintain all of my business on the network and also, you know, do the movie and i had 42 pages of voice overs to do and i remember closing my eyes between each page because looking at the page and the words at the same time was too much stimulation for my brain. i had reached a point where i just couldn't take in anymore stimulation. >> okay. >> that's what i meant by that. >> so even oprah, even oprah has breakdowns. it's good. >> being in the public eye, you do take on a lot of pressure. you just do. >> yeah. >> people are looking at you. talking about you. what you're wearing, what you're saying. it's a lot to handle. >> when did you get to the point where you stopped caring what everyone said. no, i don't see you obsessing about they said this to me on page 6 or in us weekly. >> the first story that broke on me when i was 18 was nerve

racking because it was like my family is going to read it but then after that you have a thick skin. >> you have to. >> 18 i stopped caring. >> wow, 18. >> been a lot of years of not caring. >> earlier the most -- well, it works for you. we told you about this video, mel, it's the first music video she put out in 8 years. the song is called for once in my life. check it out. [ music playing ] >> wow. now walk me through the story line. what's happening? you left your suburban home and

then got nude. >> yeah, too many bills to pay. my car is an old banger and i don't want to get in my car and then i take my clothes off and cheerleaders appear and i do double dutch and oh, then i start to cut my hair for no real reason whatsoever. and then i jump into somebody's house on wysteria lane. >> this is, right? >> yeah it was just a fun video. >> we said where are we going with this story line? >> you know what, the song is very feel good and positive. >> yeah. >> so that's why the music in the video reflects that and it doesn't really have a story line apart from just feel good. that sounds terrible. >> i was jet lagged. how about that? >> the thing with me is i watched it on youtube and didn't see it coming because you're very professional and coming to the house and you're going to get in your car and go to the offers and the next thing i know

things are dropping. >> it's showing all of these different sides of me. my dog is in one bit as well. >> she is in it as well? >> yes and then i kiss myself. >> because, why not? why not in the context of that video. are you excited to have your music back out there? >> i am. doing america's got talent is inspired me. i'm watching performances week in and week out and i'm like i want to get back up on stage again. >> yeah. >> i really do. so i'm going to release a few singles and if people like it then maybe i'll release an album. bit by bit by that. >> if you keep putting out videos like that, i predict great success for you. >> thank you very much. >> let's check in with al fully clothed i hope in colorado. >> hey, al, i miss you. >> i miss you too mel. was that all done in one take. >> four different takes, but one long take each, each time. >> that was pretty impressive. >> i thought we were going for lunch tomorrow. >> well, i don't know that we're going to be able to now.

>> a little bit of housekeeping here on the air. >> we'll do wednesday then when you're back. >> we'll figure it out -- >> yeah, what -- >> go ahead, al. >> hey, you know, we're here, the vice president and fema administrator are going to be here later. we're going to cover that but we're in evans, colorado and you can see behind me, this is just indicative of the devastation and folks still coping with it and it's been raining all night and it's still raining. thankfully it's letting up. skies are brightening so hopefully that will help folks as they continue the recovery in the rockies. let's show you what we've got today. we're looking at more showers and thunderstorms in the gulf coast into florida. they have been getting rocked with rain. the rain moving out of the central rockies. more rain moving into the pacific northwest where temperatures will start a cool down. it's chilly in the northeast and new england. temperatures 50s and 60s. it will be warming up from dallas all the way to chicago

with temperatures in the 80s and the 7 good morning to you. beautiful start to the new week and, of course, now, we are in fall. we picked up quite a bit of rainfall over the weekend, even some snow up in tahoe. today, things change. we're going to climb by about 5 to 8 driveways on average. 85 degrees on the way to livermore, 79 in san jose, and 72 degrees, beautiful conditions prevail at the beach, yet again today. that's san francisco. tuesday into wednesday, temperatures drop off, maybe a few isolated showers wednesday and we climb back up towards the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. i think, mel, you ought to do a concert here on today. on the 9:00 hour. we should have our own concert. >> i would love that. i would love to do that. >> yeah. >> you two have to be in my next video. how about that? twerking. >> oh, yeah. >> twerking. >> yeah.

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>> if you missed last night's emmy's and the red carpet shows beforehand we're here for you. bringing us the surprises, the snubs, shawn robinson and jeanie mi. good morning. >> can you cast us in your video. we can double dutch. >> i can double dutch but i can't do that other thing. >> both of you are gorgeous. are you kidding me? >> raise the roof. you better retweet me. >> i will. >> it's a deal. thank you. how nice is that. >> you do a will the of booking

on this show. >> shawn let me start with you about the show last night. a lot of people talking about "breaking bad." they won the big drama emmy but brian did not. >> are you obsessed with "breaking bad" as much as i am? i love the show. he has won before but i'm telling you there was all of this buzz about "breaking bad" going up there. one additional season because they split the current season into two seasons so everybody was thinking this was going to be their night and it definitely was. they were excited when they came backstage. now they're done. they're on to different projects but they got everybody back together and maybe they might even be back next year. >> i'm just saying i couldn't sleep after last week's episode and i don't even want to hear about last night. >> do you want me to tell you what happened? >> do you want to be friends or not. >> i won't say anything.

but will walt at the finale be dissolved in a vat of acid? she said maybe. >> stop it. >> don't give it away. >> shawn, let me ask you about another one of our favorites around here, "30 rock." people thought there would be like a lifetime achievement award. they got writing but not much else. >> i know and otherwise shutout. alec, tina fey. she won one for writing but a lot of people were thinking they might get something. but, you know what, "modern family," you can't stop them. they're 4 for 4. >> great show. >> i really like that show. >> and when they came backstage it was interesting when they came backstage i said hey guys, i had the whole cast with me. i said this is four for four and

julie bowin goes we lost one. this is for four for five and sophia verga says which one did we use. >> you need your own show. >> they have been nominated so much. but this is four for four for them. >> i say let's make it a big win by putting them in mel's video. >> there you go. >> she is fixated. i love you shawn but that was the worst sophia impersonation i've ever heard. >> i was talking to derek hough backstage and he won for dancing with the stars and i said what do you think the judges will say, that is a ten? and he said is that a hybrid of accents. >> was that when the judges go into -- >> how would you do sophi sophia vergara. >> i wouldn't do her.

i would just try to emulate her body. >> there you go. that's a tough impersonation. >> before we let you go. give me your biggest hits and miss of the night. >> my biggest hits i have to say, anna gun looked stunning. sky high hit all the way. so nice when somebody takes such a big departure in fashion. heidi klum. >> heidi klum. >> straight off the run way. mel you could rock that dress too. >> yeah, incredible. >> and i would also have to say that fashion is all about taking risks and this is all over the twitterverse but i loved julianne hough. you have to have that body. if you have a problem with that dress, you have a problem with that body. >> ladies, we could do this all day but we have to run. continue working on your impersonations and get back to us. and we'll see you at the

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>> the best time to book a ticket is tuesday afternoon. that's when you get the best chance of finding a flight on sale. the worst time to book, the weekends when most of the air fare sales are over. and hugh jackman's thriller prisoners took over the top spot at the box office taking in over $21 million. insidious chapter 2 was second. and the family the third. this polar bear cub named henry made it's debut over the weekend. becoming an instant star in australia. he swam and carried on with visitors and all the fun things at seaworld. he weighed 33 pounds. pretty cute. one day he'll weigh 1100. not so cute. >> mel b. is a huge fan of tamron hall. >> come on, i'm a fan of mel b. and after that video i'm going to bust out of this dress like she did. >> tamron too. >> not on camera. just for home. >> oh, okay.

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whoa. i forgot how good these taste! [ lucky ] ♪ they're magically delicious good morning to you. it's 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. the chp is investigating a deadly crash in front of a school in eastern contra costra county. a child riding a bike was hit by an suv just before 8:00 this morning on byron highway near excelsior middle school. we have a crew headed to the scene. we'll bring you more information as it comes into our newsroom. these are overhead pictures. caltrain on schedule this morning after a gas line broke at a construction site. a construction vehicle apparently hit the line. pg&e crews worked through the night to fix that leak. 49ers aldon smith on indefinite leave of absence this morning. 49ers ceo jed york told reporters after yesterday's game smith will not play thursday

against the rams. after yesterday's game, smith apologized. >> i wanted to apologize, you know, to the team and the organization, my family, everybody i let down. i also wanted to let it be known that this is a problem and there's sympathetic that i will do everything in my power to make sure this never happens again. and i want to let everyone know that once again, i'm sorry, and it won't happen again. >> smith is due in court in november to face dui charges. we'll have a look at weather and traffic right after this break. ♪

♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ with our new, improved peanut butter chewy bars. good morning to you. temperatures are going to be really comfortable, but warmer from yesterday, by about three to five degrees. you'll probably notice that difference in places like livermore. 85 on the way for you today. 81 in santa teresa. 70 in fremont and 72 in san francisco. getting into the next couple of days, some pretty substantial changes headed our way. we are going to drop off from the mid-80s to the upper 70s tomorrow, and then the low 70s

by wednesday, and maybe a few isolated showers. best chance looks like up in the north bay. looking over here towards fremont, southbound 880 really bogging down as you're approaching mission boulevard, so slow anywhere between san mateo and the dumbarton bridge. you see the south bay northbound routes have been an issue, but not 101 as much as 280 and 105, and connecting with 20. slow for 101 both directions north of palo alto at 84 there. and we'll get a look out at the slower drive across the bridge, laura. back to you. >> we'll have another local news update in about half an hour. hope to see you then. have a great monday.

♪ welcome back to "today" on this monday morning, september 23rd, 2013 i'm willie geist alo along. al is in colorado covering the floods. i've got to ask you about this story about guys giving up on themselves. apparently 46 is the age at which men decide they no longer care about fashion trends or being cool or looking good. >> is that a married 46-year-old or a single 46-year-old? >> any 46-year-old. >> that's really devastating to me. why would you want to give up? you always want to look your best. if not for yourself, for your wife. >> i totally agree. i don't think you should ever give up first of all. but 46 -- >> young. >> i find just the opposite. you keep trying. you try to improve because nature is working against you. in many ways. you got to keep fighting. >> how old are you?

>> 38. >> so would you see yourself giving up at 46? >> no. >> if not for yourself your wife, your husband, your boyfriend or girlfriend. a new study found women stay interested in their appearance and fitness until 59. >> see, that is bizarre. >> 46 and 59. i do think women do care about their looks much more than men. >> that's true. >> overall. >> i think men, though, you have to make a conscious decision i'm not going to wear sweat pants and my new york giants jersey because that sends a signal to your spouse that you have given up completely. >> or a fanny pack thing. >> those have got to go. >> one other thing, married men stopped caring about their appearance, i hate to read this out loud, 26 months after their wedding. >> oh. >> first of all i reject that completely. >> i can understand that a man would give up a tiny bit but not that soon. >> you take a little breather perhaps after the wedding. >> yeah. you start eating more cupcakes

and stuff like that but you've still got to keep it together. that's a bad statistic. >> i don't believe that. let's go to al for a look at the weather. >> where do they get -- who's making these things up? >> that's what i'm saying. who's ruling this? >> where are they getting this from? i think adam miller is in a room. >> adam is right here. he makes all these decisions. >> our producer adam miller. >> there you go. he's the one making all the decisions. >> mel, you brought this one over from the u.k. >> i did not. >> we do mine the depth of the internet for these studies. >> where was this from? where was this from? >> this was from the uk. >> the uk. >> it's the uk. it's the uk. come on! >> don't blame the uk. >> of course they give up. >> that's not right. >> come on. it's the land of benny hill and monty python. >> i love benny hill. >> love them both. i do, too. i do, too. man. man, you know, hey, look, ricky

gervais, he's looking better. i don't believe that thing. >> i don't either. >> i reject it. >> i'm totally agreeing with you al. >> i want a different study. alan miller let's commission a study in the united states. >> we're on it. >> let's do that. >> and mel is going to sing a concert after we release the study results. >> you guys are going to have lunch on wednesday. it's going to be a hell of a week. >> oh, it's going to be great. all right let's show you what's happening here. we're in evans, colorado. the vice president, his wife, the governor and fema administrator craig fugate will be touring and we'll be covering that and they'll take a firsthand look at what needs to be done. let's show you what's going on as far as today is concerned. we do have more wet weather here in the rockies. fortunately that will be moving out. rain moving into the pacific northwest. cooler along california's coast. cooler weather in the northeast as well. the tomorrow, the rain continues on the gulf coast on into the mid-mississippi river valley. showers in the pacific

northwest. sunny and hot from texas into the southwest. cool weather continues mid-atlantic states northeast on into new england. that's what's going on around and a mostly sunny start to the morning. looking from san bruno mountain out across the bay, no low clouds right now and we'll see mostly sunny skies headed into the afternoon, except along the coast. expect to see some patchy fog returning a little bit later on in the day. low 70s around san francisco, close to 80 in san jose. we should manage some mid-80s inland around our east bay and south bay valleys for today. tomorrow, we'll see a few extra clouds, leaving us some cooling for the middle part of the week, and the winds picking up in the hills and another warm-up for the weekend. how about the same study says their pets stop caring and just start gaining weight after like three years. >> pets? >> the uk, come on. >> we're going to do a second study. >> you can find anything you want in the uk with a study. >> mel are you going to stand

here and take this? >> you know what, i'm just going to go with it. i'm just going to roll with it. whatever, al. >> al, we'll see you later. >> all right. let's get to more of our special series born today. becoming a parent is one of life's most beautiful experiences but right or wrong it can leave many moms feeling anything but beautiful. >> on a survey on today.com 27% of you said you were surprised at how long it took to get back to your prebaby weight. >> 27%. we put together a panel of moms brave enough to share the truth about their bodies post-baby. melanie dunn is a lawyer and mother of two and blogger for ct working moms.com. >> and ashley wells jackson is a mother of two and the photographer of the fourth trimester body's gallery. attorney and cofounder of jojo.com. >> good morning. good to see you all. you have all come with photographs here. you are going to show us and you >> nobody's forced you. >> show us your bodies and just

tell us briefly how far along you are after baby right now. >> i had my second child 16 months ago. >> 16 months ago. can we see the photograph. >> get a shot of that. and how are you feeling about your body today? 16 months after? >> i feel absolutely great. i know that i have a little more weight i'd like to lose but that's not the focus for me right now. i am doing so much, raising my kids, running my own business and i wanted to tell moms all over the country that it is okay. you don't need the guilt of needing to lose more weight on top of our already full plate. >> first of all, all three of you look great. >> yeah, you do. you just had babies. >> i just had mine two years ago. >> two years ago. >> 10 months ago. for you ashley? >> my daughter just turned 11 months. my photo was shot about three months prior. >> that's a great photograph. very cool. >> it's one of our project photos. >> you had a c-section. >> had an emergency c-section with my twins, yeah.

>> what are you feeling right now about your body? >> i'm learning to own it. i have a lot of trauma related to my pregnancy and birth experience and that scar was a constant reminder of all the struggles and i had a hard time with it at first but i started to move past that. i'm more comfortable in my skin and grateful that that's how my daughters were born and i have a beauty mark to go with it the rest of my life. >> i like how you say that, a beauty mark. that's a good way of putting it. >> and you're 11 months. >> 11 months out. yes, indeed. this is my second son. so he is 11 months old right now and yeah, it's kind of wringly, and i find it a little depressing. >> this is what happens. i've had three babies. >> yes. >> you don't always bounce back immediately. it's impossible to even think that you can do that. >> sure. sure. but i miss the old body and miss being able to wear any sort of underwear. now i'm always looking for support because of the excess skin. >> that's why we love spanx, ladies. >> there you go.

>> i knew there was a spanx plug in here somewhere. melanie, one of the thing my wife who had two babies always hated, especially after she add ours, she would go to the grocery store and there would be somebody on the cover of one of the magazines i just had my baby two weeks ago and here i am in a bikini which isn't realistic and people shouldn't think they're normal. >> and a lot of those magazines they're airbrushed. they stretch them out, it's not realistic at all. >> but there is a celebrity view of what you should be doing right after you have the baby. >> there's a celebrity view of what you should be doing and what you don't hear a lot of is the -- and you were talking about trauma a moment ago. giving birth is a powerful amazing thing and that was my feeling after i had -- i had two home births. i gave birth without any medication. >> you're brave. >> and it wasn't so much a brave thing i just didn't want to be in the hospital. >> it's brave. >> you're right. what i realized was, how can i worry about what my body looks like? i should respect and honor my body. it is a powerful amazing thing. >> yeah, we should. >> sure.

and >> and every mom whether you've had a c-section or natural birth or whatever, we do the work for nine months in sustaining and nourishing life. i'm still breast-feeding my kids and i'm just so proud of my body and what it can do. and i feel like every mom should feel the same way. >> good for you and thank you all for sharing this. a lot of people wouldn't have come with the photographs. i'm glad you did it. thanks to much, ladies really appreciate it. if you weren't out enjoying the last hours of summer, you were probably on your laptop or ipad, the hottest searches of the weekend, right after this. the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day. he was a matted mess in a small cage. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. from contractors and doctors to dog sitters and landscapers, you can find it all on angie's list. we found riley at the shelter, and found everything he needed at angie's list. join today at angieslist.com

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things are perihappening right >> we still don't know. we don't know how many terrorists are in there as well. there's a lot to know. >> domestic politics here. people look agent the possibility of a government shutdown a week from now. >> republicans and democrats were out over the weekend speak publicly about the situation on hand and people going to google trying to find out what's really happening. people want their civic lesson. we want to know how the voting works in the house of representative and senate. and they want to know how it's going to effect the country but also themselves. >> a little more celebrity news. mark walhberg. >> this one is a little bit different. the 42-year-old did speak very candidly and wrote an article about how he never made it past 9th grade. so he spent the last year getting his high school diploma online. his foundation in conjunction with the taco bell foundation for teens made this great commitment in helping teens get

the tools they need to graduate from high school. so people are looking for not only more information on mark walhberg because people didn't know this but also his foundation too. >> how could i teach my kids it was important to get a education if you have my own. >> a look at the google searches. the hottest of the weekend. thank you. good to see you. coming up next, one of the biggest super star of all time hitting the concert stage. another 6 children, 44 years... it's been a happy union. he does laundry, and i do the cleaning. there's only two of us... how much dirt can we manufacture? more than you think. very little. [ doorbell rings ] [ lee ] let's have a look, morty. it's a sweeper. what's this? what's that? well we'll find out. we'll find out. [ lee ] it goes under all the way to the back wall. i came in under the assumption that it was clean. i've been living in a fool's paradise! oh boy... there you go... morty just summed it up. the next 44 years we'll be fine.

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>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. >> it is officially cher day around here at the "today" show. she has been rocking the plaza all morning long to celebrate the release of her new album. it's called closer to the truth. >> here she is with one of her biggest hits ever, believe. [ music playing ] ♪ after love, after love, after love, after love, after love ♪

♪ after love, after love, after love, after love ♪ ♪ no matter how hard i try ♪ you keep pushing me aside ♪ and i can't break through ♪ there's no talking to you ♪ so sad that you're leaving ♪ takes time to believe it ♪ but after all is said and done, you're going to be the lonely one, oh ♪ ♪ do you believe in life after love? ♪ ♪ i can feel something inside me say ♪ ♪ i really don't think you're strong enough, now ♪ ♪ do you believe in life after love ♪ ♪ i can feel something inside me say ♪ ♪ i really don't think you're

strong enough, now ♪ ♪ what am i supposed to do ♪ sit around and wait for you ♪ and i can't do that ♪ there's no turning back ♪ i need time to move on ♪ i need love to feel strong ♪ cause i've had time to think it through ♪ ♪ and maybe i'm too good for you, oh ♪ ♪ do you believe in life after love ♪ ♪ i can feel something inside me say i really don't think you're strong enough now ♪ ♪ do you believe in life after love ♪ ♪ i can feel something inside me say i really don't think you're strong enough, now ♪

♪ but i know that i'll get through this ♪ ♪ cause i know that i am strong ♪ ♪ i don't need you anymore ♪ i don't need you anymore ♪ no, i don't need you anymore ♪ no, i don't need you anymore ♪ do you believe in life after love ♪ ♪ i can feel something inside me say i really don't think you're strong enough now ♪ ♪ do you believe in life after love ♪ ♪ i can feel something inside me say i really don't think you're strong enough now ♪ ♪ do you believe in life after

love ♪ ♪ do you believe in life after love ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> cher everybody. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. hey lena, what ya looking for?

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♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ must be the honey! >> coming up next, it is a woman's world. something i've always said. kathie lee, hoda, cher. >> we can't wait. >> and actor james spader and cast members from

it is 9:56 now. good morning. i'm marla tellez. we know at least five americans were injured in that kenyan mall attack, including a uc berkeley graduate. elaine dang seen here, you'll see her in a moment in this youtube video from her days at

cal, she's one of the 175 people injured. yesterday she posted this picture of herself in the hospital with a bandage on her head and the caption, "proof that i am okay." 68 people have been killed in the terrorist attack at that mall in nairobi. the trial begins today for a former redwood city high school student, accused of trying to rape one of his teachers. police say 21-year-old david velazquez tried to rape one of his teachers at knifepoint in the parking garage at summit prep high school in january of last year. he reportedly tried to force her into a car when another teacher came along and scared him away. he has pleaded not guilty. meteorologist rob mayeda joins us now with a look at your friday forecast. clear skies. >> a very nice day. look at the golden gate bridge, completely fog free, but notice the fog there. the wind not blowing too much. we hope that changes this afternoon. that's the america's cup coming up a little bit later on today. we'll see those west winds coming up by a little bit later on today. so for today, probably the

warmest day of the first half of the week. 70s in san francisco. close to 80 in san jose, but starting tomorrow, we're going to start to see some cooler changes come in, as clouds start to block out some of that sunshine, and we'll see a few showers in north bay says we head towards wednesday afternoon. mike? >> all right, rob. we're looking over to palo alto, where, look, it's very jammed in both directions. that traffic has just started to move a little more smoothly over the last few minutes, but at the top of your screen, where it says 101 palo alto, you see the traffic really bogging down, just towards willow, there it is stretched this both directions as you're passing by both of your exits, willow, highway 84. slow towards san mateo bridge. northbound routes through san jose, both looking better. marla, back to you. >> mike, thanks. we'll be back at 10:26 with our next local news update. [ female announcer ] these are the crescents you love on a holiday.

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pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop! hello, everybody. hello, everybody. it's fun day monday, the first full day of fall. >> oh, it is, isn't it? >> i'm so upset already. >> why? >> because i was hoping we would have the real proper use of our orange room, put our bar in there and have cher sitting in there. >> cher is in there, in the orange room, shielded. >> there she is. >> we are so excited. >> she was rockin' it today out there. >> can i tell you something? when she starts singing, the

place just transforms. >> yeah. >> people were happy, especially when they play ed "believe." let's listen for a second. ♪ what am i supposed to do sit around and wait for you well i can't do that there's no turnin' back ♪ come on ♪ i need time to move on i need a love that feels strong and i've got time to think it through and baby i'm too good for you ♪ >> and the girl you're looking at dancing next to savannah and everybody. >> shall remain nameless. >> our producer, the biggest cher fan probably on the planet. didn't she used to be president of the fan club? >> secretary. >> secretary. okay. >> love her. >> cher sang a beautiful ballad called -- >> "i hope you find it." >> "i hope you find it."

it was so moving. ♪ i hope you find it what you're lookin' for i hope and so much more ♪ ♪ and i hope you're happy wherever you are i wanted you to know that ♪ >> you know what? i don't think i've ever met anybody in my life who doesn't love cher, ever. you know? she's such a survivor, for one thing. but she just delivers. she's one of the best performers live i've ever seen. i saw her in vegas years and years ago. she was doing skits and she was dancing and she was singing. everybody was laughing and -- >> we asked everybody -- >> great performer. >> -- what was your favorite cher song and the winner, the 1989 hit "if i could turn back time." >> that's for everybody over 50. ♪ if i could turn back time

if i could find a way ♪ >> anyway -- >> that should be the aarp theme song. it really should. that should be what they start every single one of their meetings with. if you were tuned in to the "today" show earlier, you saw a pretty spectacular sight. >> hopefully, you were warned because if you just turned it on at certain times you were in for an eyeful. >> babies were being born live on the show. it was 7:00. >> they are gooey when they come out. >> that's life. look at the -- >> new york, boston, cleveland and houston, every one of them, precious as can be. >> i still can't get over that old umbilical cord thing. there are miracles in life and the umbilical cord is really maybe the major one. >> wow, wow, wow! whoa, that was just right -- >> that wasn't a cesarean.

okay. >> all righty then. how was your weekend? >> i can't remember after seeing that. it was absolutely glorious. i was tweeting away. i was taking pictures, tweeting away and having an absolutely good time. >> your pictures are wonderful. >> thank you. >> kathielgifford follow her on twitter. >> i am? >> kathie -- ie -- lgifford. ended up getting diverted to st. louis. it was one of those -- there's the junior league. i made it there. it's a nice group. it was their 100th anniversary. it was a fun day. i went to d.c. >> oh, hoda. >> there was a book signing at the national book fair and great, great, great people there, signing books. downpouring anyway. they didn't care and they were really sweet. my mom, obviously, was there. i wore the same dress two days in a row because i was lazy.

i only packed one dress and that's all that matters. lalette helped me throughout. and at the end of the day -- >> you got your reward. auntie hoda. >> you were in your jammies, watching the emmys, like everybody else. neil patrick harris was the host again. >> what did you think? >> i went to bed about after an hour because i'm old and can't do what i used to do. i thought this stuff with the tvs went on too long, the opening. i liked all the other hosts showing up and giving him grief about it. i thought that was cute. jimmy kimmel, jimmy fallon and every other jimmy in the world except for jimmy smitz. >> when tina fey and amy poehler were in the front row, after the

m monologue was over -- >> this was classic. >> take your pants off. work it. >> yeah. >> work that twerk. i thought award shows were for the twerking. >> no. i'm not twerking. i'm not going to do that. it would be degrading. >> it might be degrading, but we would be degrateful. >> you guys think you know what america wants, then come up here and kick things off. from "parks and recreation" and "30 rock," please welcome tina fey and amy poehler. >> they were great. >> they wrote that, of course. it seems like they did, anyway. tina went on to win. >> i love them. they don't care. they couldn't care less. >> that's what makes them -- you have to be fearless to be funny, truly funny. you really do. "modern family" no surprise, they won for the fourth time. "breaking bad" won best drama for the first time. but crayonston lost. >> very upset.

>> jeff daniels fans were happy. >> everyone seemed mad about the "breaking bad" thing. they were very upset. no one could believe it. they were livid. >> don't you think jeff daniels mother was happy and jeff daniels' mother and jeff daniels' children? he's a fantastic actor. he had won three times before. you have to spread it out a little bit. >> i think that's what they do, people get bored with the same person or show winning and give it to somebody else. >> i don't know why we're not voting for that. who votes for the emmys, by the way? >> i don't know. "the voice," congratulations, won best show after that other show -- >> "the amazing race." >> and julia luis-dreyfus won for the second year in a row. this is a very funny speech. >> i would like to thank our --

my family. dan hall and henry hall and charlie hall. my children are here this evening. >> you love them so much. >> and i love them so much. and i would also like to thank the cast. matt walsh, sissy bradshaw, reed scott, kim aomons. and i almost forgot, our wonderful crew. thank you so, so much and thank you tore the academy and hbo. thank you so much. >> that was perfect. perfect. >> you turned me on to that show. >> so funny! >> it is so hysterical. she's amazing. that whole cast is perfect. >> look at cher. i can't stop looking at cher. >> cher, we love you! >> i can't stop look at cher. >> she has turned back time. i haven't seen her for 25 years and she looks better than she did 25 years ago. >> what is going on in that

orange room? >> i don't know. >> this may have been the best speech of the night because it was so short from "nurse jackie." take a look. >> thank you so much. i got to go. bye. >> she later explained she was about to cry and couldn't remember anything and thought she was going to lose it. i thought it was planned. >> i thought it was perfect. >> hodie, my favorite thing, this is from hourglass. it's a lip oil treatment. you say so what? i get really chapped lip lips. i do crazy things with my husband at home if you know what i'm saying. it's from hourglass cosmetics.com. it's got 14 oils in it, but it's also got an ingredient that's made from some really sturdy succulent, which i didn't get the name of it. >> succulent. >> succulent.

>> if you used this twice a day for 28 days, it makes your lips more moist by 6,000%. caching. caching. that means it works, it's worth the money. >> it has a 24-karat tip applicator. >> well, it should. >> that's crazy. it should. >> no, it's not that much. okay. these are thongs. >> no, they're not. they're hanky panky underwear. >> hanky panky thongs, hoda. >> i call them underwear. this is what they're like. here is the great thing about these. anyone can wear them. they're one size. and sometimes they -- >> how could they be one size? >> there's only one size. they stretch. >> how -- >> the great thing is, i've tried other underwear that look like this and they say they're like hanky pankys. they're not. you have to get hanky pankys. try these on. try them on. >> no, i'm not going to --

>> in the commercial. >> no, i'm not trying them in the commercial. do they go over spanx? >> no. >> then try it. >> i'm sorry, there are still people in the world where this would be a stretch. >> i promise you, they will be comfortable. try them. try them. please. >> they come in -- >> scher says they come in size. thank you, cher. >> they come in a small, real brief and they come in that. >> in that. >> i like these, the bigger ones. these are the granny panty version. >> cher never lies. >> is that a real thong? >> yeah. >> are you wearing this? >> i'm wearing causabella, the same thing. >> she says it's not the same thing. we can duke it out. >> also let me tell you about that [ bleep ] lip you have on, it should kiss your lips for

that. >> it's $42, i think. cher, stop lying to america! >> we're going to wrap up, talking about our -- those are good. >> not anymore. >> tesara, will you get those? will you bring those over here? thank you. thank you. >> we're giving you your chance to bring you your own new living room. >> we're not going to break down wall. >> we're not investing much. >> here are some rooms that have already been submitted. erin donnely's room. >> a lot going on. >> living room in virginia. >> little crowded. >> and monique flemming. oh, look. we're on the tv. >> stick us right up on the wall and that will make room for something else. >> the contest ends at 11:59

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♪ oh, come on. that is grammy-winning, oscar-winning, golden globe-winning ageless cher performing on the plaza this morning. and guess what? she's still here. i wonder which thing she likes best, ageless or all the wins. >> i would say wins. i'll go for wins. >> yes, yes, that means that's your life, the way you spend your life. she sold more than 100 million records worldwide. she's getting ready to go on tour next spring. her 26th solo album drops tomorrow called "closer to the truth" and we are so happy that

you stuck around to talk with us. this is the happy hour, baby. >> i'm happy to see you. >> we're happy to see you. >> how was it singing so early in the morning. >> it was horrible and i have really bad -- i've been having really bad laryngitis from doing all of the press. so last night at 10:00, i was singing great. this morning at 6:00 rehearsal, i was good. and this one, i just -- >> no, no, no. >> yeah. >> i'm not going to go there. >> you don't have -- you don't do mornings well, by your own admission. you're not a morning girl. >> no. i wanted to be a singer, so i didn't have to get up early. you know. but, you know, when you're doing movies, you have to do it. that's worth it. but, no, singers don't do that unless they, you know, stay up all night long. >> what is your favorite day? what would cher's day be if you weren't with us, if you weren't

singing? >> being with my friends, wherever. not being around any paparazzi. you know, i really -- i would like to ride my motorcycle again because i really miss that. that would be a perfect day for me. or being in -- being in hawaii or tahiti. >> you can't because you're going on tour. >> probably not a big audience in tahiti. >> that beautiful ballad you sang, the first tombime a lot o people heard that song, everyone was singing along by the second verse, right away you're in. is that song about someone, for someone? >> no. actually, that song is a cover of my miley cyrus version of that. >> what? really? >> are you kidding me? >> no, i guess she didn't have a hit with it, i don't know, because it was just an album cut, they forgot about it, and my producer, who is such a

genius, thought that would be good for cher. i didn't even realize it until i finished -- >> oh, my gosh. this is going to create even more tension. >> between you two silly kids. >> no tension. i just got too happy with the sound of my own voice telling everybody what i thought about this. and every interview, that's what they wanted to know. >> we should point out, you tweeted miley cyrus -- >> what you thought about her performance at the video awards. you were tweeting what a lot of people people thougthought. >> i wasn't tweeting it. i was doing it in an interview. when people were saying what's the deal, then i tweeted. you say what you feel. but, still, you know, people -- famous people, you know, feel they -- need to open their mouth if someone asks them something and i was thinking, god, this is so insightful. >> so you do have regrets in life on occasion? >> oh, yeah, of course.

>> have you talked with her about it? >> i met her when she was young. she was a really cute girl. and she is doing -- she's doing what's right for her audience, you know? her audience is trying to find themselves too. so, you know, it is not -- not what i would love, but still, you know. i sat on huge guns on a battle ship in dental floss and had a blast, but people were, like, take her off the air. >> blasphemous. >> yeah, it was. >> we'll play a game show. and we'll bring in joanne to spin the -- >> come on in, joanne. >> she's our producer and she's wearing a sweater you owned. >> that was -- there is pictures of me in that. >> and there is leg warmers. >> she's got the leg warmers. >> joanne, you're going to spin

for us. we're going to ask cher a question. >> kathie made all these up. >> okay. right here. and what is -- when you look back at your life, is there anything you would change? >> oh, god. how long is this show? no, i mean, millions of things. >> yeah, anything in particular that comes to mind? what's his name? >> oh, i can't -- it is too hard. there are things i would change. i mean, look, i screwed up so long, you know, look, i'm so old, as you know -- >> hey! hey! >> as you know, when you get to be our age, we made a lot of mistakes. >> we have, we have. >> and you keep going. who has got time for that? >> cher, we love you. you are amazing. thank you for --

>> it is great to be here. >> new cd out. all the best with the tour, she's starring. give her some love. >> she's been dying. >> if you couldn't stay up late enough, we have everything you missed last night, and all the other hollywood buzz from the weekend. i had ongoing pain. an intense ache all over. it was hard to do what mattered. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia... thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can significantly relieve fibromyalgia pain. for some, as early as the first week of treatment. now, i can do more with the ones i love. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight including blurry vision, muscle pain with fever, or tired feeling.

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announce the settlement. we'll have much more in 30 minutes at 11:00. hope to see you then. we're back with more of "today" on this monday. it certainly is a fun day out in los angeles. still celebrating after last night's emmy awards. >> a lot of funny moments and few surprises, but, of course, a lot of us watched for the fashion. >> here with the headlines are "extra" most maria menounos and zania roberts rossi. hello, how are you? >> hello. >> looking fine. >> maria, you watched the whole deal. what were your takeaways from the emmys? what surprised you? >> i felt like it was a little bit of an emotional roller coaster. a lot of highs and lows. and i just loved all the funny. i thought that was really refreshing for the emmys. i loved the host bit and then ending it with kevin spacey, amazing, as his character. julia louis-dreyfus accepting as her "veep" character was

incredible. amy poehler and tina fey crawling up the stage. i mean -- >> michael douglas' speech, he was something, huh? >> i love michael douglas' speech, you're only as good as your other half, which would you want, the top or the bottom. >> let's talk about the tributes, that was controversial. >> and continues to be today. >> what was the take in the room on that? >> it is one of those things where you can't please everyone. it is that. everyone we talked to on the carpet for "extra" said everyone should get equal time. i think they'll go back and re-evaluate and see how to approach it next year. i thought the tributes were beautiful for cory and james gandolfini and everyone. it was nice to hear from their peers and the people that meant so much to them in the business. they left such an impact and legacy behind. i thought it was nice to do, but it is kind of a difficult line to walk, you know. larry hagman, obviously, you

know, an incredible actor and did so much for our business and it is really sad to see people left out, obviously. so we'll see. >> annette funicello, jack klugman, so many, yeah. >> there were other moments, your pal derek hough showed his moves. that was a highlight, wasn't it? >> incredible. >> choreography, too, right? >> i was so excited. i mean, look at that. >> who can do that? >> it is funny, having been his partner on "dancing with the stars," i know he's such an incredible guy and so talented. as i watch him now with other partners, i really do see that he choreographs to your strengths. he's so talented, it is incredible. and i was just, like, i kept telling him, i know you're going to win. i started shooting my video on instagram, i'm like if he doesn't win, i'm going to be so upset because i pumped him up so much. >> we're going to talk fashion.

pastels were big. >> huge. something that comes directly from the runway, literally, awea week ago in new york and london and pastels were everywhere. we saw gorgeous dresses. claire danes here in one of the new trends, which was also a big trend. this was one of the best dressed of the entitle. she looks stunning. armani, straight off the runway. >> we love you, but we disagree. we thought it was so unflattering for her body. she's a beautiful girl, maybe it would have looked much better in person than it photographed. >> it was -- i mean, actually on the runway it was sheer from the waist down. thank goodness she's covered -- >> juliewe julianne hough did t thing too. >> did you love julianne hough's dress? >> i did. i like taking risks. she's gorgeous and has the body to do it. >> blue was another big color. >> it was huge. it was big for the girls and the

boys as well. we saw allison williams, yes, it was very minimal, but a great shape. also, zoe dechanel, blues were a big trend on the runway. tina fey, this is a great dress. it fit her like a glove. and it was perfect to crawl up the steps in, i think. >> ladies, thank you so much. >> get some rest. >> we appreciate it. >> she was close to a nervous breakdown. >> and miley cyrus, she turns heads again during a live performance. >> all that and emmy gossip in "tod ♪

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rob.com. >> i'm breathing cher's air. >> cher's air is delicious. >> smells like heaven. >> let's talk about miley. >> oh, miley -- >> what are we going to do with our miley? >> a sweet moment for miley. she was at the iheart music festival, radio festival in las vegas, and she broke down on stage, the first time she performed since breaking up with liam. she sang her hit "wrecking ball" and broke down in the song. it was a truthful performance that was a gift to the audience. >> elvis loves her. he was on the show last week, he's very supportive of her. she wore an outfit afterwards that caused -- >> the ckardashians looked positively maudlin. they was with the kardashians backstage with a few cover-ups on her breasts.

it looked like pasties and a little pair of underwear. >> they look lovely. >> yes, they do. >> let's move on to oprah, she gave a revealing interview. >> massive move. she sat down with our friends at "access hollywood" will air this week. we got a sneak where she thinks she may have had a nervous breakdown. she was filming "the butler" and working on her network and there was some trouble, not doing very well, and she had panic attacks and anxiety and she was interviewing luke russell, the gentleman with the breakout, she was talking about it, and she said, i have the same feelings and she got to grips with it when she interviewed fergie who talked about her dad and cancer and oprah decided she had to do something and what she did was cut down some of the stimulus in her life, and get back on the right track. >> that's really interesting. >> we're all human. >> even oprah. >> oh, yeah. >> let's talk about the emmys. there was a lot of controversy

over carrie underwood's singing. we're huge carrie underwood -- >> what's the problem? >> this is why people are so surprised. it sounded a little out of tune yesterday, the massive, massive beatles hit. she got 17,000 tweets a minute, the most amazing tweeted of the entire show, little bit out of tune, people really, really were cruel on twitter. >> listen, we all know this is a massively, massively popular, for a reason, an excellent singer. so was she hearing properly? usually with great singers, they're not hearing their accompaniment very well. >> she just ignored the haters and tweeted what a fun night she had. paul mccartney sent her a letter before the performance, giving her his blessing. so he was happy about her singing it. i think she was great. maybe it started off a little rocky, still fantastic. >> a reason for it, there has got to be, because she's -- >> she's the best. >> as good as you get. >> andy sandberg got married

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three-time emmy award winner james spader makes being bad look so good in the brand-new nbc show called "the blacklist", the must see drama of the fall. >> that's not just by our people. everybody is saying it. and he plays raymond red reddington, a fugitive on the fbi's most wanted list until he

shows up at fbi headquarters. take a look. >> good afternoon. i'm here to see assistant director harold cooper. >> do you have an appointment? >> i do not. tell him it is raymond reddington. >> wow. it is so exciting, this show. you don't see stuff coming and when it comes, it comes big. so good to see you. >> still happening too. we're in episode five now and still the scripts are surprising and you still don't know very much. that's the beauty of it. when i read the pilot, i thought, great, this is a series i can do for five years, and i

still -- and questions will never be answered. >> your character is such a unique character, yours. >> he's a very -- he's very enigmatic. but the thing i like about it is he has this encyclopedic knowledge of her and her life and he -- and he doles that out slowly, but nothing about him. he'll sit and talk for 15, 20 minutes and you feel like you're engaged in some way and you feel like you're learning something, but you're not learning anything. >> he's quite charming in a creepy way. >> in a criminal kind of way, yeah. >> what do you draw on for that? >> you know any criminals? >> i know a couple. >> me too. >> my ex-cpa is in jail. guy i went to the prom with, spent a lot of time in prison. i know a few. >> charismatic at all. >> charismatic, oh, boy, charming. >> charming.

tell us about -- tell us about your co-star. this is the first time -- she's fantastic. >> she's great. >> fantastic in this. >> she is very unique feel about her, and sensibility. >> innocence about her. >> and i love that she's -- sort of this fish out of water, who is, you know, very -- >> her first day on the job. she's having a tough first day. you think you're the only one. >> are we watching this now? >> yes. we talk over it. >> believe me, the shoe leather that this one wears out during production, i mean, i -- >> you're handcuffed. >> i have my bits sitting in the chair. and then i, you know, go back to my house and she's still running and jumping. >> when you hear the rave reviews, does that make you cringe a little, does it make you excited? what does it do? >> i don't take a moment to reflect on it. i don't really -- it is wonderful, you know to have people respond, because it allows us to stay on. and the alternative is terrible.

but once you sort of clocked that -- >> you're never on the unemployment line. >> no, you're not. >> you're in something brand-new and i think what happened to -- i didn't know the last show was off? we're not going to worry about you, james spader. >> please don't. >> you're in the smash hit of the fall, no matter what you say. >> it is called "the blacklist," premieres tonight on nbc at 10:00, 9:00 central right after "the voice". >> amazing. from primetime to daytime, we have some of your favorites from "days of our lives". >> first this is "today" on nbc.

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allows them to get to know us as people instead of actors. >> because they love that. they feel like they know you anyway. >> and we share our own secrets, fashion and health and you'll find out things about james and galen. >> like what? >> what we will find out about james? >> i don't know. >> he's an incredible photographer. >> i have so much photography. photography is something i enjoy, so that's brought up in the book a little bit. i've been in the mountains and you can see me -- that's one of the photographs there actually from a trip to burma i took recently. >> burma, what a great spot, huh? >> wonderful. >> yeah. what will we learn about you? >> yes. >> you're going to have to look in the book to find out. talk about some of the things i love to do outside of the show. landscape design, architectural design, how i stay fit, there is some boxing stuff in there and cooking, things like that. twerking. >> twerking? >> yes.

>> how about some twerking on set. >> are you serious? >> i'm not. >> deidre, you talk nutrition, that's important to you. >> it is. it is important to all of us. it is just -- it is how we sustain ourselves. >> right. >> and you play a doctor after all. >> i play a doctor on television, yes, i do. >> people come up to you crazily enough and say, i got this ache, do people still -- they think you are a doctor? are people still like that? >> i think like all of us, it happens. i get told things i should never be told because i play a psychiatrist. and people feel completely comfortable in sharing stuff that they wouldn't share with anybody else. >> the jewelry you're wearing -- >> thank you. >> that's part of your part of the book. >> it is. it is. i've been designing jewelry now for about eight years. it all started by accident, but now i've expanded. before it was hope-based miracles, but now diamonds and gems now as well. >> beautiful, beautiful. >> you guys are great. >> i spent about a year on that show, back there, years and --

like the 1880s, and i loved it. >> we want to make sure you know how to get the book. betterlivingtv.com. >> and in bookstores. we'll be at barnes and noble on 5th. so come on down. >> we'll have to come see you, get it signed. >> all right. >> tomorrow from "chicago". >> and some relationship questions. >> we'll talk to you tomorrow. >> and how to never have a bad hair day again. >> that's never possible. ♪

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right now at 11:00, tragedy outside a bay area middle school. investigators trying to figure out how a 12-year-old riding his bike was hit and killed by a mother driving an suv. good morning and thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. jon kelley has the day off. this crash happened just before 8:00 this morning near excelsior middle school in byron. this is in eastern contra costra county. nbc bay area's bob redell joins us from the scene, on the phone now. and bob, this just appears to be simply a tragic accident. >> reporter: good morning, marla. chp still investigating the exact circumstances, but from what they know so far, they do not anticipate